No Hard Feelings after Whale Hits Boat - Ocean Sailors beware of gentle giants! - Ocean Survival - Books by Callahan and Robertson

AUSTRALIA: January 11, 2007

SYDNEY - A sailor whose yacht was destroyed by a humpback whale off New Zealand said he had got a good "vibe" from the giant mammal and thought it was trying to say sorry, local media said on Wednesday.

For practical pointers on how to survive such a meeting see these excellent books on ocean survival.

"Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea" and Adrift second link and Survive the Savage Sea and the Robertson website.

These books are classics and a must read for anyone who intends an ocean passage.

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Dwayne